PEL1 - Equality and diversity

Question 1

Define diversity.

Answer 1

Acknowledgement of alterity among people in terms of their community, culture, beliefs and life experience.

Question 2

What is alterity?

Answer 2

Otherness

Question 3

Define equality.

Answer 3

Fairness of opportunity and observing the rights of people so that their alterity is not discriminated against

Question 4

Define equity.

Answer 4

Treats equals equally, and unequals unequally to achieve fairness

Question 5

What is Allport’s scale of prejudice?

Answer 5

• anti-locution (thought)
• avoidance
• discrimination
• violence
• murder

Question 6

Define a disabled person.

Answer 6

A person who has a physical or mental impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities

Question 7

Define direct discrimination.

Answer 7

Treating people less favourably because of a protected characteristic

Question 8

Define indirect discrimination.

Answer 8

Putting those with a protected characteristic at an unfair advantage

Question 9

Define associative discrimination.

Answer 9

Treating those differently because of another person’s protected characteristic

Question 10

Define perceived discrimination.

Answer 10

When it is believed that a person has a protected characteristic

Question 11

Define harassment.

Answer 11

Violating a person’s dignity, or creating a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidating or offensive environment

Question 12

Define victimisation.

Answer 12

Detriment to a person who is making use of the Equality Act 2010 or is thought to be doing so